Hose reinforcement inserting apparatus



Sept. '14, 1943. c. .A. F; MEYER HOSE REINFORCEMENT INSERTING APPARATUS Filed Feb. 2 4, 1940 IN VENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

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. side of the apparatus of Fig. '2;

Patented Sept. 14,- 1 943 aszazcsigf nose REINFORCEMENT msmime y I k lirIey e r, :New N. l I w Application February 24, 1940, Serial Naszonie- 3 Claims. (01. zee-smy This invention relates to apparatus for' contracting and inserting'hose reinforcement.

' 'It is of advantage to'ieinforce a hose, especially a soft rubber hose, against'shaip bends or collapse at selected points by locjating'at each of/such I points a resilient helix of; normally greater diameter than the diameter 6f the bore 'or fthe hose conduit. The expansivefor'ce' of sucha helix 'causesit to press 'stronglyi againstthe inner wall of the'ho'se conduitwhereby the hoseisfirmly supported and the frictional engagement of the helix with the-conduit wall servesto hold the a helix at the desired conduit;

position longitudinally of the To assemble' such ahellx with thehose the diameter of the heIiXQmaybe: constricted so that it is less than the 'internal'diameterof the. hose conduit so that it maybe readily ins'ertd within such conduit, the helix being'held in this con-Q tracted condition'while it is bein'ginserte'd into then be released from the helix and withdrawn Referring first to Figs. 1 to inc1usive, the soft rubber hosel has the couplingsi and 3'at each 4 end and 'extending partiallywithin each coupling and-partially into the hose at each; end :is are I i'nforcing sense formed 'ofacoiled resilient strip,

preferably steel, whichhelix tends 'to' have a greater diameter than the inner wall of thehose icondu'itjso that the resilience of the helix, causes it to press firmly outwardly against the inner wall of thehose conduit to firmly supportithesaine against collapsing and also causes engagement :of the helix'with the hose"whereby it is held in its;

desired posi'tionlongitudinally of i the hose.

Such a reinforcinghelixj'it willbe'obs'erved; is shorter than the hose "and maybe placed at any desired points longitudinally of thehosewhere it its desired to effect reinforcement. Asoft rubber hoseis "especially'liable to bend'sharply and col- 1apse,-or evenb cut, adjacent-a. coupling. In thestructure shownftherefore, the reinforcing helices are located partially'withinthe coupling and paitially within the hose outsidethe coupling sothatthe soft rubber hose is reinforcedand pre'e'verited from sharp*bends orlcollapseor cutting Q at this'-point. 4 I

The helix being inormally of a greater diameter' thanthat f'of, the boreofrthe hose conduit,

from the hose, leaving the helix assembled at its 7 proper position longitudinally of the hose, as above referred to. I

Other and ancillary objects of the/invention willappear hereinafter.

, In the accompanyingdrawing which illustrates the invention;

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away.

or a hose having reinforcing helices assembled therewith;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of apparatus for contracting and holding' a helix to a reduced diameter, such figure showing the manner of insertion of the helix within the hose conduit, the end of the rubber hose and the coupling thereon being Fig, 3 is an end elevationpfrom the leithand Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4- 4 of coupling and hose being omitted; y

the

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing; on an; 1

enlarged scale, an end of the helix;

, ino'rder'to insert thehelix within the hose "it is reduced to a diameter less than that of the internal wall of the hose conduit, and-while inthis "condition is insertedwithin the conduit,

The apparatus whereby this reduction is diameter of'the helix. is effected and whereby it is f held in said conditionwhile loeing'inserted within the hose to the desired position and then is releasedto spring outwardly against" the inner wall of the hose, comprises a shaft 5 upon which is rotatable and slidable a'sleeve 6. I I of the helical reinforcingcoil'l is secured to the sleeve 6 by means of apin 1 fixed to the.

One end a sleeve, and the otherend of the coil is secured Fig. 6 is a side elevation, partlybroken away;

of a modified form of helix contracting and'hold- Q ing apparatus; and 1 a to the shaft'5 by means of a similar pin' 8. Each of'thepins l and'8 extends into a slot in e the coil and has an enlargement 9 atone side of its outer end forming ahead within which the edge of the strip is drawn during the coiling 1 a v and diameter-reducing operation, so that the ends, ofthe coil are prevented from slipping off, the pins during this operation. The coiled spring strip or, helix 4 having thus been placed on the shaft 5 andsecured to it and the sleeve 6, the sleeve 6 is held relatively stationary, by means Y of a h andle 1|0"fixed to it, while the shaft 5 is rotated in the sleeve bymeans of a crank handle Fig. vf i's' a section on the line 1 1of Figs. Y

H fixed to the shaft. The direction of the rotation of the handle II is such as to cause a relative movement of the ends of the spring helix 4 so as to more tightly coil the helix and reduce its diameter. The relative turning of the ends of the helix having been carried out to a sufiicient extent to effect the desired reduction in diameter of the helix, the helix is readily insertable within the hose conduit. The shaft 5 and the helix carried thereby- ;are inserted through the coupling into the desired position within the conduit, the apparatus being mean.-. 7 while held in position to maintain the reduced" diameter of the coil.- The coil having been thus} inserted into the desired position, the sleeveit and shaft 5 are then rotated in the opposite direction to that for effecting reduction in diam eter of the helix. diameter and comes firmly against the .inner wall of the conduit and is firmly held in position. Further relative: sturning of the shaft 5 and sleeveiyinthe same-. direetion, will iensure release; of the ends of the. from the pins.

7 and 3. When released from the, pins :its ends may spring outwardly against the iconduit wall. The helix being thusreleasedfrom the: diameterconstricting and conduit-inserting apparatus,

such apparatus be withdrawn leaving the helix secured at the desired position within the conduit. fl he diameter-contracting'and inserting apparatus may then be employedto operate upon andinsertotherhelices. i

In the modified reducing and am an paratus: as shown in Figs,- :6 and 7,3;the-shaft 1 2 about which the resilientcoiledastri p:helixA is i'llby means of a; tapered-plug I-Odriyen into the end of the'tube and'wedging the coilend-and the side of the tube together as shown cleaziy-in 7. Torelease the coil end from' the shaft ligthe plug 19 is drivenoutby a bar Minserted into the tube from the opposite end and driven he coil then 1 expands. in 1 against the end of the plug, the handle bar It being withdrawn from the tube to permit the bar 20 to be inserted. The other end of the coil 4' may be held by firmly gripping it'by thehand of the operator.

One end of the helical resilient coil 4' being thus secured to the shaft l2 and the other end held stationary by the hand of the operator, the shaft is turned to constrict .thediameter of the coil and theapparatus the constricted coil is inserted into the hose conduit when the coil .is released from the apparatus at its desired position in the conduit and the apparatus is asqsembled, in .a. manner similar to that described connection with Figs. 1, to ,5 inclusive.

While the invention has been illustrated in what are considered its best applications, it may I have other embodiments without departing from structures shown in the drawing.

.Wh'a-t-Iolaimdsq; I y

1. An apparatus for contracting and inserting coiled spring/reinforcements into the. =mg1mal bore of a hose endpomprising;a pairiofrmembers,

one extending through the other, the latter hay;- ing a slotted e d-40mins p sm ooope an with a tapered plug :for detachahly-securing gne end ofa coiled .-springthereto.; r

2. An apparatus; tor -contracting.- and inserting coil spring reinforeernents-into thenmimal bore of a hose and oompnising a pm of one extending. crosswise 1311012811; theflther,

' latter having a. slotted end iprming'e. -.t1mgue goo-1 operating with a tapered plug for deta dmbly we j .endr'bfawfl p ns th re on 1: J

.3. An'apmimce for changing thediamettrof a coil spring tor; insertion: into n hose and; comprising a suppertfifor said spring; 'Bflid comprising-a tubular shartcpo'sitionedyaxiallymf said sprin-g, -means iorasecuring off-said spring tozthe' shaft and comprising wsiotted tongue, romedwportioneat; the end-or theishait and a tapered; plug-for. detachably m end of thelcoilgspring-to said shaft, andimmov able meansqex tending"transversely of the'tshaft saidispring towards its-axis.

L 3 mamas- 'its spirit and is not therefore'limited to the for rotating (said .shaft in, a ,direction wto contract 

